Faculty

Marilyn Moffat

Professor of Physical Therapy

Dr. Marilyn Moffat is a Full Professor of Physical Therapy in the Department at New York University, where she directs both the professional doctoral program (DPT) and the post-professional graduate master's degree program in pathokinesiology. Dr. Marilyn Moffat, a recognized leader in the United States and internationally, is a practitioner, a teacher, a consultant, a leader, and an author. She received her baccalaureate degree from Queens College and her physical therapy certificate and PhD degree from New York University. She has been in private practice for forty years and currently practices in the New York area.

Dr. Moffat completed a six-year term as the President of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in 1997. Prior to that she had served on the APTA Board of Directors for six years and also as President of the New York Physical Therapy Association for four years. During her term as President of the APTA she played a major role in the development of the Association's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and was project editor of the Second Edition of the Guide. Amongst her many publications are four books (Musculoskeletal Essentials: Applying the Preferred Practice Patterns; Neuromuscular Essentials: Applying the Preferred Practice Patterns; Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Essentials: Applying the Preferred Practice Patterns; and Integumentary Essentials: Applying the Preferred Practice Patterns);

Certified Basic Life Support (BLS)

Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults (CEEAA) by the Section on Geriatrics, American Physical Therapy Association

Ling WK, Moffat M, Batavia M. Influence of a specialized curriculum on the career choices of a doctor of physical therapy program graduates. Poster Presented at Annual Conference and Exposition American Physical Therapy Association, National Harbor MD, Ju

Moffat M. Strategies for Evaluating Balance and Coordination in the Work Place – Part of Presentation - Workers’ Compensation and the Older Worker: Case-Based Approach. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans LA, February 10, 2011. (INVITED)

Moffat M. Debate: Scope of Practice: Physical Therapy Must Get Back to its Roots and Focus on its Core Expertise. World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress Meeting, Vancouver BC, June 5, 2007. (INVITED)

Moffat M. To Bend or Not to Bend While Testing Individuals With Osteopenia or Osteoporosis. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Boston MA, February 16, 2007 (With Dale Avers and Karen Kemmis)